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#76603D Color

#76603D is rgb(118, 96, 61) in RGB, hsl(37, 32%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 48%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Raw Umber (#826644), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76603D
HEX#76603D
RGBrgb(118, 96, 61)
HSLhsl(37, 32%, 35%)
HSVhsv(37, 48%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 48%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(50.2% 0.058 78.5)
LABlab(42.31% 5.54 23.47)
LCHlch(42.31% 24.11 76.73)

What #76603D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #76603D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#76603D Channel Values

How #76603D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 118 · G 96 · B 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 32% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 48% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 48% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.98:1 vs white · 3.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76603D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #76603D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76603D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #76603D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #76603D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#76603D
Protanopia#64643D
Protanomaly#6C633D
Deuteranopia#68683C
Deuteranomaly#6E653C
Tritanopia#795C5C
Tritanomaly#785E52
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76603D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-76603d: #76603D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76603D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76603d': '#76603D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.376, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_76603d">#76603D</color>
SVG fillfill="#76603D"

More Brown Colors

#76603D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#76603D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76603D?

#76603D is a dark brown — rgb(118, 96, 61) in RGB and hsl(37, 32%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Raw Umber (#826644), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.08.

What is the RGB value of #76603D?

#76603D is rgb(118, 96, 61) — red 118, green 96, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76603D?

#76603D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 48%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76603D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #76603D scores 5.98:1 against white and 3.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76603D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76603D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 22.98, which is visibly different.

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